Dataset title: Full analysis dataset

File name in replication package: fulldf.rds

Description: analytic dataset, cleaned and transformed version of British Election Study surveys merged with group appeals in parliamentary speech dataset (see Readme.txt)

CODEBOOK: 

id: respondent id

wave: factor indicating the panel wave (for panel data subset) or survey round year (for cross-sectional subset)

date: interview date

party: party of party-group dyad in "lookafter" outcome question and net valence measures (nvn, nvsum)

group: group of party-group dyad in "lookafter" outcome question and net valence measures (nvn, nvsum)

lookafter: main outcome measuring perceived party alignment with group interests ("Some people say that all political parties look after certain groups and are not so concerned about others. How closely do you think the <party> looks after the interests of <group>")

lookafter_na_100: main outcome measuring perceived party alignment with group interests, rescaled to 100 point scale ("Some people say that all political parties look after certain groups and are not so concerned about others. How closely do you think the <party> looks after the interests of <group>")

infoTV: survey item, "During the last seven days, on average how much time (if any) have you spent per day following news about politics or current affairs from each of these sources?” for each of the following: [television (TV)]"

infoPaper: survey item, "During the last seven days, on average how much time (if any) have you spent per day following news about politics or current affairs from each of these sources?” for each of the following: [newspapers (including online)]"

infoRadio: survey item, "During the last seven days, on average how much time (if any) have you spent per day following news about politics or current affairs from each of these sources?” for each of the following: [radio]"

infoInternet: survey item, "During the last seven days, on average how much time (if any) have you spent per day following news about politics or current affairs from each of these sources?” for each of the following: [internet (not including online newspapers]"

infoPeople: survey item, "During the last seven days, on average how much time (if any) have you spent per day following news about politics or current affairs from each of these sources?” for each of the following: [talking to other people]"

nvsum: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 90-day exposure window

nvn: number of party-group dyad mentions in 90-day exposure window

nvsum_policy: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 90-day exposure window, only for mentions that also mention policy

nvn_policy: number of party-group dyad mentions in 90-day exposure window, only for mentions that also mention policy

nvsum_nopolicy: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 90-day exposure window, only for mentions that do not mention policy

nvn_nopolicy: number of party-group dyad mentions in 90-day exposure window, only for mentions that do not mention policy

nvsum60: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 60-day exposure window

nvn60: number of party-group dyad mentions in 60-day exposure window

nvsum75: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 75-day exposure window

nvn75: number of party-group dyad mentions in 75-day exposure window

nvsum105: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 105-day exposure window

nvn105: number of party-group dyad mentions in 105-day exposure window

nvsum120: summed net valence of party-group dyad mentions in 120-day exposure window

nvn120: number of party-group dyad mentions in 120-day exposure window

BES: indicator of whether a given survey response is from the panel (BESIP) or cross-sectional survey rounds (BES)

partypos_cultdom: party policy variable from V-Party (to what extent the party promotes the cultural superiority of a social group or the nation as a whole)

partypos_women: party policy variable from V-Party (to what extent the party promotes the the equal participation of women in the labor market)

partypos_leftright: party policy variable from V-Party (the party's overall ideological stance on economic issues)

partypos_welfare: party policy variable from V-Party (to what extent the party promotes means-tested or universalistic welfare policies)
